Dollarama announces secondary offering
Dollarama Announces Secondary Offering of its Common Shares
This release is intended for distribution in Canada only and is not intended for distribution to United States newswire services or for dissemination in the United States.
Montreal, Canada, December 8, 2010 – Dollarama Inc. ("Dollarama" or the "Corporation") (TSX: DOL) announced today that its shareholder Bain Dollarama (Luxembourg) One S.à r.l. ("Bain Capital") has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters (the "Underwriters") for a secondary offering, on a bought deal basis, of 11,200,000 of its Dollarama common shares at an offering price of $29.00 per share. In addition, Bain Capital has granted the Underwriters an over-allotment option, exercisable for a period of 30 days from closing, to purchase up to an additional 1,680,000 of its common shares, representing 15% of the shares sold by Bain Capital. After giving effect to this offering, but before giving effect to the over-allotment option, Bain Capital will own 10,837,446 common shares of the Corporation, or a 14.8% interest. Dollarama will not receive any proceeds from this offering.
The underwriting syndicate is jointly led by RBC Capital Markets, CIBC World Markets Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc.
A preliminary short-form prospectus relating to the offering will be filed shortly with Canadian securities regulatory authorities. Closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about December 23, 2010 and is subject to certain conditions, including the approval of the Canadian securities regulatory authorities.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of the Corporation in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation of sale would be unlawful. These securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any
U.S. state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States except in compliance with the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable
U.S. state securities laws or pursuant to an exemption therefrom. Any public offering of the securities in the United States may only be made by means of a prospectus containing detailed information about the Corporation and its management as well as financial statements.
About Dollarama Inc.
In 1992, the Dollarama business was founded by our Chief Executive Officer, Larry Rossy, a third generation retailer. We are the leading dollar store operator in Canada with 639 locations across the country. Our stores provide customers with compelling value in convenient locations, including metropolitan areas, mid-sized cities and small towns. All stores are corporate-owned and provide customers with a consistent shopping experience. Each store offers a broad assortment of everyday consumer products, general merchandise and seasonal items. Products are sold in individual or multiple units at select fixed price points between $1.00 and $2.00, with the exception of select candy offered at $0.69.
Forward looking statements
Certain statements in this news release may contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are based on assumptions and are subject to important risks and uncertainties. Any forecasts or forward-looking predictions or statements cannot be relied upon due to, amongst other things, changing external events and general uncertainties of the business and its corporate structure. Many factors could cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements or future events or developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward- looking statements, including, without limitation, the following factors set forth in the Corporation’s annual management’s discussion and analysis for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010: future increases in operating and merchandise costs, inability to refresh our merchandise as often as in the past, increase in the cost or a disruption in the flow of imported goods, disruption of distribution infrastructure, current economic conditions, high level of indebtedness, inability to generate sufficient cash to service all the Corporation’s indebtedness, ability of the Corporation to incur additional indebtedness, significant operating restrictions imposed by our New Credit Facility, interest rate risk associated with variable rate indebtedness, no guarantee that our strategy to introduce products between $1.00 and $2.00 will be successfully sustained, market acceptance of our private brands, inability to increase our warehouse and distribution center capacity in a timely manner, weather conditions or seasonal fluctuations, competition in the retail industry, dependence on ability to obtain competitive pricing and other terms from our suppliers, inability to renew store, warehouse and distribution center leases or find other locations on favourable terms, disruption in information technology systems, unsuccessful execution of our growth strategy, inability to achieve the anticipated growth in sales and operating income, inventory shrinkage, compliance with environmental regulations, failure to attract and retain qualified employees, departure of senior executives, fluctuation in the value of the Canadian dollar in relation to the U.S. dollar, litigation, product liability claims and product recalls, unexpected costs associated with our current insurance program, protection of trademarks and other proprietary rights, natural disasters, risks associated with the protection of customers’ credit card data, holding company structure, influence by existing shareholders, volatile market price for the common shares of the Corporation (the “Common Shares”), no current plans to pay cash dividends and future sales of Common Shares by our existing shareholders. The forward-looking statements contained in this discussion represent the Corporation's expectations as of December 8, 2010, and are subject to change after such date. However, the Corporation disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under applicable securities regulations.
For further information: Investors: Michael Ross, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary,
(514) 737-1006 x1237, [email protected]; Media: Paul de la Plante, NATIONAL Public Relations, (514) 843-2332; www.dollarama.com.
